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Determinants of HIV testing

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2011
To determine the characteristics of general practitioners (GPs) who test and patients who are tested for HIV in Australia.A secondary analysis of data from the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health programme; a cross-sectional, national survey of GP activity.We identified GP, patient and encounter characteristics that were associated with HIV ...
Shailendra, Sawleshwarkar   +3 more
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HIV Testing

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1995
Testing for HIV infection is not generally required for the appropriate treatment of medical emergencies. Current standard HIV tests rely on the detection of antibodies to the HIV virus and are among the most sensitive and specific tests used in medicine.
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HIV testing to the test: does HIV testing promote HIV prevention in HIV-uninfected adults?

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2016
In their article ‘How do HIV-negative individuals in sub-Saharan Africa change their sexual risk behavior upon learning their serostatus? A systematic review’ Ramachandran and colleagues address a critical public health question.1 They review articles that compare the sexual behaviours of HIV-uninfected adults before and after HIV testing to assess ...
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HIV Testing in the Workplace

The Nurse Practitioner, 1988
Because the incidence of AIDS continues to grow, affecting a greater number of the working population, the disease is also rapidly becoming a major issue for employers. AIDS has implications for employer decisions in the areas of hiring, termination, training, promotions, benefits, collective bargaining, health and safety in the workplace. This article
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Consent to HIV testing

Emergency Nurse, 2016
The importance of reducing delays in blood transfusion practices for patients who experience life-threatening bleeding is the focus of new research. In a study led by Queen Mary University London (QMUL) and NHS Blood and Transplant, researchers assessed 442 patients who had experienced major trauma haemorrhage as a result of their injuries at 22 ...
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HIV Testing in India

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2012
The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has initiated programs for HIV/AIDS control in India. Algorithms for HIV testing have been developed for India. NACO programs have resulted in HIV situation improving over the last decade.
Srikanth, Tripathy   +2 more
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HIV types and testing

Current Opinion in Immunology, 1991
The past year has seen the discovery of new isolates which do not readily fit into the established categories HIV-1, HIV-2 and SIV, as well as the availability of new assays including the use of the polymerase chain reaction. New combination enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays can detect viruses from two or more groups where specific enzyme-linked ...
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HIV testing in pregnancy

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2014
In their community-based survey from Northern Malawi, Price et al 1 found that 90% of 395 women were tested for HIV during their pregnancy. In September 2013, for a medical student elective project, we conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of antenatal HIV screening in consecutive women attending the maternity unit at Korle Bu Teaching ...
Nisha, Mistry   +2 more
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Counseling for HIV Testing

Psychiatric Services, 1988
Recommendations are presented for counseling individuals who wish to know if they have been infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pretest counseling includes explaining the sensitivity and meaning of HIV antibody tests and the limits of confidentiality, assessing the patient's potential strengths, vulnerabilities, coping capacity, and ...
S W, Perry, J C, Markowitz
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HIV Testing and Monitoring

Medicine, 2001
Abstract There is a broad range of tests used for HIV screening, diagnosis of infection, monitoring disease progression and response to therapy. Viral replication occurs during the incubation period, during which the viral genome and, briefly, viral p24 antigen may be detected.
Mark Zuckerman, Deenan Pillay
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